stretched
Example Sentences
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“Many of them have been stretched into new silhouettes of the Samba, for example, into both ballerinas, into mules, into Mary Janes.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Recent carrier deployments have repeatedly stretched beyond their original anticipated duration, suggesting that extended deployments may be becoming a feature rather than an exception of the Navy’s force-generation model,” Blumenthal wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
With so many staffers leaving and not being replaced, the remaining providers have often been stretched remarkably thin.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Disputes that should have taken days stretched to months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nim stretched out on the rock and let Selkie fuss.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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